![Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett throws a ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates home opener baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett throws a ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates home opener baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PKGX83/former-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-aj-burnett-throws-a-ceremonial-first-pitch-before-the-pirates-home-opener-baseball-game-against-the-chicago-white-sox-in-pittsburgh-friday-april-7-2023-ap-photogene-j-puskar-2PKGX83.jpg)
Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett throws a ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates home opener baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J.
![Pittsburgh Pirates' Russell Martin (55) gets a facefull of cream in celebration from Pittsburgh Pirates' A.J. Burnett after Martin drove in Gaby Sanchez with the game winning hit in the fourteenth inning Pittsburgh Pirates' Russell Martin (55) gets a facefull of cream in celebration from Pittsburgh Pirates' A.J. Burnett after Martin drove in Gaby Sanchez with the game winning hit in the fourteenth inning](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N77DE5/pittsburgh-pirates-russell-martin-55-gets-a-facefull-of-cream-in-celebration-from-pittsburgh-pirates-aj-burnett-after-martin-drove-in-gaby-sanchez-with-the-game-winning-hit-in-the-fourteenth-inning-of-the-baseball-game-against-the-milwaukee-brewers-on-sunday-june-30-2013-in-pittsburgh-the-pirates-won-2-1-in-14-innings-ap-photokeith-srakocic-2N77DE5.jpg)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Russell Martin (55) gets a facefull of cream in celebration from Pittsburgh Pirates' A.J. Burnett after Martin drove in Gaby Sanchez with the game winning hit in the fourteenth inning
![Itching to get back': A.J. Burnett, Russell Martin set to pitch in for Pirates' home opener - The Athletic Itching to get back': A.J. Burnett, Russell Martin set to pitch in for Pirates' home opener - The Athletic](https://cdn.theathletic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=1200,fit=cover/app/uploads/2023/02/28222531/AP890569695057-scaled.jpg)